Latest Law Enforcement news

DoubleVPN servers, logs, and account info seized by law enforcement

An international law enforcement operation has seized the servers, data, and customer logs for DoubleVPN, a double-encryption service commonly used by threat actors to evade detection while performing malicious activities.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 29, 2021
- 12:23 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - June 18th 2021 - Law enforcement strikes back

Compared to the last few weeks, it has been a relatively quiet week with no ransomware attacks causing widespread disruption.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 18, 2021
- 06:11 PM
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FBI and AFP created a fake encrypted chat platform to catch criminals

In the largest and most sophisticated law enforcement operations to date, a joint international law enforcement created a fake end-to-end encrypted chat platform designed solely to catch criminals.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 08, 2021
- 11:08 AM
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DarkSide ransomware servers reportedly seized, operation shuts down

The DarkSide ransomware operation has allegedly shut down after the threat actors lost access to servers and their cryptocurrency was transferred to an unknown wallet.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 14, 2021
- 10:37 AM
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CEO of Sky Global encrypted chat platform indicted by US

The US Department of Justice has indicted the CEO of encrypted messaging company Sky Global, and an associate for allegedly aiding criminal enterprises avoid detection by law enforcement.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 13, 2021
- 12:28 PM
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GandCrab ransomware affiliate arrested for phishing attacks

A suspected GandCrab Ransomware member was arrested in South Korea for using phishing emails to infect victims.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 09, 2021
- 10:07 AM
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Egregor ransomware affiliates arrested by Ukrainian, French police

A joint operation between French and Ukrainian law enforcement has reportedly led to the arrests of several members of the Egregor ransomware operation in Ukraine.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 14, 2021
- 01:46 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - February 12th 2021 - More keys released

This week we saw another ransomware shut down its operation and a significant attack against Cyberpunk 2077 game developer CD Projekt Red.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 12, 2021
- 05:32 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - January 29th 2021 - Striking back

It has been a hectic week, with law enforcement conducting two successful law enforcement operations that will significantly impact ransomware.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 29, 2021
- 05:27 PM
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Here's how law enforcement's Emotet malware module works

New research released today provides greater insight into the Emotet module created by law enforcement that will uninstall the malware from infected devices in April.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 29, 2021
- 04:04 PM
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UK NCA visits WeLeakInfo users to warn of using stolen data

21 WeLeakInfo customers have been arrested across the UK for using stolen credentials downloaded from WeLeakInfo following an operation coordinated by the UK National Crime Agency (NCA).
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 28, 2020
- 10:38 AM
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GandCrab ransomware operator arrested in Belarus

An affiliate of the GandCrab ransomware-as-a-business (RaaS) has been arrested, according to some Russian news sources. Authorities in Russia were able to identify the individual in cooperation with law enforcement in Romania and the U.K.
- Ionut Ilascu
- July 31, 2020
- 06:13 PM
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Law Enforcement Shuts Down Imminent Monitor Malware, Makes Arrests

Law enforcement agencies from numerous countries have shut down the Imminent Monitor Remote Access Trojan (RAT) and have arrested thirteen of its most prolific users.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 29, 2019
- 09:56 AM
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Distributor of the Reveton Police Ransomware Jailed by UK's NCA

In August 2018, a former Microsoft employee, Raymond Odigie Uadiale, was charged with laundering money that was obtained through Reveton victims. According to his plea agreement, Uadiale admitted to working with a cybercriminal known as "K!NG", who was involved in the distribution of the Reveton ransomware.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 09, 2019
- 12:05 PM
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Chromecast Hacker Calls it Quits After Hearing FBI Is Looking Into Him

The hacker known as TheHackerGiraffe has been promoting PewDiePie's YouTube channel through unwanted Internet-connected printer jobs and Chromecast hacks. In an audio Periscope recording, the hacker calls it quits after being told that the FBI may be building a case against him.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 03, 2019
- 01:14 PM
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Chinese Police Arrest Dev Behind UNNAMED1989 WeChat Ransomware

Chinese law enforcement have arrested the developer of the UNNAMED1989 / WeChat Ransomware that recently took China by storm and infected over 100K users in a few days.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 06, 2018
- 01:34 PM
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